Soon to pick up a Cervelo p3x and need to sort race wheels out for next season.
Whilst I know the rule is always use a disc, I don't have that budget, so am trying to decide between the following sets, for which I might get a disc cover. These wheels will be put on in spring and run all summer for training and racing. I will have the 32mm alloy dt Swiss p1800 that come with the p3x.
I would class myself as front of mid pack. I'd aim to do a HIM bike split at about 220 NP currently. Race weight I sit about 71kg. I would class my bike handling as very good, having grown up riding and racing rigid xc hardtails and doing stupid things with friends that I wince at the thought of now...
I have previously run narrow 88mm tubs front and rear, and most recently an open mould 60/88mm. No issues when it's windy.
I'm in the UK so pay a premium for the likes of HED and zipp.
Both brands I am looking at come in at very similar prices, c. £1000 GBP. Both have crash replacement and decent levels of service.
I will be running 25mm, most likely schwalbe 1 evolution with latex tubes, but haven't ruled out trying tubeless again (I wasn't a convert for road after trying it a few years ago), probably the gp5000.
Option 1:
Parcours chrono
77mm front, 86mm rear. 20 internal front, 19 rear. 1700g ish. CX ray spokes, look like novatec type disc hubs.
Option 2
Edco Eighty Two. 82mm deep, 21 internal.
Option 3
Edco 64mm front, 82mm rear. Same 21 internal.
My thoughts are the Edco just look a bit more premium and are wider internal. External rim width a bit bigger as well, 30.5 Vs 29.5 for the parcours.
The parcours are lighter, but they are going on a p3x so weight obviously isn't crucial to me! Although my training is hilly they are short and sharp hills, rarely over 10 minutes. Races are generally rolling.
The parcours and edco 64/82 offer a shallower front and potentially better stability.
The Edco 82 pair offer the deeper front, which with a disc cover would be the faster set in the right conditions. Would I notice a stability issue with the same depth front and rear or is the difference not enough to be noticeable?
I am leaning towards the Edco 82mm pair, thinking if it's too windy for an 82mm front then it's prob too windy for a 64 as well, in which case I'd run the 32mm alloy front.
Right choice?
Whilst I know the rule is always use a disc, I don't have that budget, so am trying to decide between the following sets, for which I might get a disc cover. These wheels will be put on in spring and run all summer for training and racing. I will have the 32mm alloy dt Swiss p1800 that come with the p3x.
I would class myself as front of mid pack. I'd aim to do a HIM bike split at about 220 NP currently. Race weight I sit about 71kg. I would class my bike handling as very good, having grown up riding and racing rigid xc hardtails and doing stupid things with friends that I wince at the thought of now...
I have previously run narrow 88mm tubs front and rear, and most recently an open mould 60/88mm. No issues when it's windy.
I'm in the UK so pay a premium for the likes of HED and zipp.
Both brands I am looking at come in at very similar prices, c. £1000 GBP. Both have crash replacement and decent levels of service.
I will be running 25mm, most likely schwalbe 1 evolution with latex tubes, but haven't ruled out trying tubeless again (I wasn't a convert for road after trying it a few years ago), probably the gp5000.
Option 1:
Parcours chrono
77mm front, 86mm rear. 20 internal front, 19 rear. 1700g ish. CX ray spokes, look like novatec type disc hubs.
Option 2
Edco Eighty Two. 82mm deep, 21 internal.
Option 3
Edco 64mm front, 82mm rear. Same 21 internal.
My thoughts are the Edco just look a bit more premium and are wider internal. External rim width a bit bigger as well, 30.5 Vs 29.5 for the parcours.
The parcours are lighter, but they are going on a p3x so weight obviously isn't crucial to me! Although my training is hilly they are short and sharp hills, rarely over 10 minutes. Races are generally rolling.
The parcours and edco 64/82 offer a shallower front and potentially better stability.
The Edco 82 pair offer the deeper front, which with a disc cover would be the faster set in the right conditions. Would I notice a stability issue with the same depth front and rear or is the difference not enough to be noticeable?
I am leaning towards the Edco 82mm pair, thinking if it's too windy for an 82mm front then it's prob too windy for a 64 as well, in which case I'd run the 32mm alloy front.
Right choice?